Port Authority
Ralphie boy greets you.
It was only a matter of time before I wrote a Krude
Experience blog about Port Authority in NYC. It's a place I go through at least
10 times a week. It's also one of the most fascinating bus and subway train stops
in the world. Anything and everything is at your disposal there.Located near
Times Square and riddled with clueless tourists and cranky commuters. An
antibiotic shot may be required after your first visit.Only then,you will be
able to build up a resistance to Port A's undeniable dark charm.
Port Authority is the Billy Carter to Grand Central
Station's Jimmy Carter. Like a bottle of Thunderbird compared to a bottle of
Dom Perignon. Most people hurry through Port A and never stop to soak in its
low rent ambiance. I do. And I take pictures. And it's always an interesting
shot.The assault rifles are real. And loaded.Best to behave. (sorry no pic,the
armed guards thwarted my attempt).
The billboards I see on the 7 train from Port A to Grand
Central are bizarre,to say the least. Ads for 'healthy Heroin users' or weird
breast implant adverts entertain me to no extent.
Only in Port A will you find F.E.D.S.magazine prominently
displayed. Right near the candy. I got the last copy from this newsstand. Lucky
me.
Men carrying a purse has been an epidemic in Port A for a
few years now. Fat Jesus from The Hangover movie really didn't set this
trend,but the influence is there. The 'Murse' men often have are better looking
purses than the broads have-or so says my fashion savvy blonde gf.
Port A should be considered bum wine central. Not because
you can buy bum wine there,but because a plethora of homeless people crash
there. Panhandlers and beggars as well. Brown bag your hooch purchase when at
Port A,and you should be ok. Cops usually chase the bums and confiscate their
booze,regardless of a brown bag.That's bullshit.
Shit. I could go on and on about Port A,but it's best to
experience it yourself. There's a few bars,a Duane Reade pharmacy and a
Starbucks.Porn shops around the corner. And drug dealers everywhere. What else
do you really need when you roll into Manhattan?
Bon Voyage!
KK
@kapn_krude
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